Miao shrine

link=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Voi_r%C3%A9_2.jpg/240px-Voi_r%C3%A9_2.jpg|right|thumb|240x240px|Miao of Long Chau-Thua Thien Hue province
Miao (廟) are buildings in East Asian religions where people worship gods and legendary heroes.  They are a kind of Chinese temple and are different than Ci Shrines where people are worshipped instead of gods.

The word shenmiao (神庙, lit God-Miao) is normally translated as temple

 Related pages 

 Mausoleum
 Shinto shrine
 Mitamaya (uses the same character)

 References 

Category:Temples
Category:Taoism
Category:Buildings and structures in Vietnam
Category:Pages with unreviewed translations
Category:Death customs
Category:Religious buildings and structures in Asia